Samuel_Kearsley_1826

Mr. John Cooper

1926

Capt Samuel Kearsley

Near Harrisburgh Pa

March 25th 1826

Fond and very dear Father

By the kind hand of providence we get safe to Mr. Williamsons. The evening we parted with you we were very kindly received, staid over night, set out next morning, made no stop until we came to Mr. Glykes got some refreshment there for our-selves and horses, cause on and reached home in good time that evening and found all our dear family in casual health, for which we can-not be thankful enough to the giver of all good. The situation of your health, my dear Father at the time I left you gives me great uneasiness in deed. I know not how to leave you. I was afraid your coming into town would increase that distressing cold and cough you had taken. I do hope you will write us very soon and releive our anxiety. I trust the Lord will support and uphold you under your distress of mind, it appears impossible for me to realize the loss we have all sustained. Oh here unspeakable gain. Oh that we may ever have her exemplary life, life of the Christian and enjoy a like happy death - I entreat you not to expose yourself in riding out after night. You know how many accidents you have met with already. You have seldom been long out of my mind since I left you - it would be our united wish to have you with us altogether - but you told me your mind on that subject. I feel satis-fied you have as good, kind, and careful a person with you as you and wish in Mrs. Barret - and whatever will conduce most to your comfort or contentment we would wish to acquiesce in. I feel a weight of obligation to you my Dear Father for your many kindnesses to me and to us all at all times but especially for your great attention and kindness to Robert. I hope it will ever be remembered with love and gratitude by him as well as all of us and that he will never cease to be thankful for the great priveledge he has in spending so much time with his dear Grandparents - especially in witnessing the last illness and peaceful death of his beloved Grandmother which I hope has been profitable to him, and will never be forgotten. Mr. Cooper has obtained twenty dollars for you and would enclose it in this, but fears to risk it as it is in three or four different notes (last line cut off and cannot read)

(top line cut off in scan) from home today - came home late and being fatigued has lain down. She has been at Mr. Hetirks since I was at Harrisburg or whilst I was there as Brother directed and Mr and Mrs Ht after some delay and expressing a great deal of regret at thoughts of parting with them and our dear little Martha have at length consented to part with her provided her Father comes for her himself as they think she would not willingly go with anyone else. Mr. Cooper has written Brother on the subject - we will endeavour to bring her here if she will come. We would all wish to have her some time with us - and particularly as it is her Fathers wish. Please accept of the united love of one and all here and for yourself and all friends with you. We will be looking anxiously for you as soon as the weather and roads become good and I do hope you will not disappoint us - thus the Lord may bless you and keep you in his most holy keeping and grant you that comfort and peace of mind which the world can neither give nor take away - and grant that when he has served himself of us here we may all be fitted for an abundant entrance into his Heavenly Kingdom is the ardent prayer of your ever affectionate daughter Jane Cooper

(Please remember me to Mrs. Barrett)

26th Dear Father, I heartily inquire for in what my wife has above & join with her in extending our thanks to you for your repeated kindness to us & the trouble & expense you have been at for our son while with you. That small matter to Mr. Kirkpatrick of which you notified me in a former letter I have been enabled to procure & you may rely upon it being kept for you & if you need it at present & think it would be safe to enclose it in a letter I will try to procure a single note & sent it immediately after the receipt of a line from you. But if not & you have a ????????? of coming to see us, will keep it for you, or if one of the children should go down on any seat could sent it by them. I would willingly go to see you but unless there is some inquiry for leaving home it appears necessary